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Grocery distributor C&S Wholesale Services Inc. has told state officials it plans to lay off 328 workers at its Orlando warehouse.

C&S has filed a layoff notice with the state, saying it plans to lay off the workers between Aug. 27 and Sept. 10. A representative with C&S did not respond to requests for comment.

The warehouse is at 4401 Seaboard Road, northwest of downtown Orlando. The facility is a former distribution center for Winn-Dixie stores in Central Florida. C&S bought the distribution operations arm of what is now known as Southeastern Grocers in 2013.

C&S Wholesale Grocers is the largest wholesale grocery distributor in the country, according to the company’s website. It provides products to about 6,500 stores in the United States, including Safeway, Target, Winn-Dixie, BI-LO, Whole Foods and Kroger stores. The company, based in Keene, N.H., has four other distribution centers in Florida in Plant City, Miami, Baldwin and Jacksonville.